Rahm Emanuel eviscerated for abandoning trans folks

We all love a good take down of Republicans, but sometimes Democrats need a kick in the butt too and that’s where podcast host Jennifer Welch comes in.

On a recent episode of Welch’s I’ve Had It Podcast, she took down Democrat Rahm Emanuel after he tried to diagnose what went wrong for Democrats in the November elections by pinning it on trans people.

Emanuel has been a fixture in Democratic politics for years. First, as the chief of staff for former President Barack Obama before becoming the mayor of Chicago and then most recently, the ambassador to Japan under former President Joe Biden.

“We were really south on kitchen table issues. We weren’t really good about the family room issues,” Emanuel said.

“I disagree with you,” Welch chimed in. “I disagree with you 100%.”

Despite Emanuel’s history within the Democratic Party, he quickly threw trans Americans under the bus. “The only room we were doing really well was the bathroom, and that’s the smallest room in the house,” he said in reference to trans bathroom bans and other anti-trans policy issues.

But Welch wasn’t having any of it.

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“That is such bullshit. That is total bullshit,” she said. “That is buying into the right-wing media narrative. And I’m so sick of Democrats like you selling out and saying this. You know who talks about trans people more than anybody? MAGA. MAGA is the most genital-obsessed political party I have ever seen.”

Not to be deterred by Emanuel trying to get a word in, Welch succinctly explained that former Vice President Kamala Harris did focus on so-called “kitchen table issues” and that Democrats are losing because they are unwilling to throw out “the rulebook” like MAGA is doing.

“Kamala Harris talked about homeownership. She talked about kitchen table issues. Trump’s over there, droning on about Hannibal Lecter. Are you kidding me? This is where the Democrats lose because we’re playing the game with the rulebook,” she explained.

“They’ve ripped the rulebook up and are crammed it down everybody’s throat. And Democrats are upset because Joe Biden pardoned his son. We gotta fucking fight,” Welch said. “They’re the gender-obsessed weirdos, not us. We’re the ones who fight for Social Security. We fight for Medicare, and yeah, we’re not gonna bully trans people. We’re not gonna fucking do it. If you wanna do it, fine.”

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Emanuel tried to interrupt her, but Welch was on a roll and didn’t let his attempt at interjecting stop her from talking about whey anti-trans policies hurt everyone, including women.

“And we buy into their narrative,” she said. “It’s why I think we lose. And I have to live in a state where women – rape victims – can’t get an abortion because of this bullshit. And so I’m gonna fight till the bitter end and I’m not gonna let some MAGA moron define what progressive values are. And I think it’s a really dangerous precedent, Mr. Emanuel. I’m sorry, but I just have to push back.”

After the clip from the podcast episode was posted on the I’ve Had It Podcast Instagram account, fans quickly started commenting of the epic takedown of an establishment Democrat.

“Imaging him agreeing to come on this podcast thinking it would be some silly gossip show and just getting DRAGGED,” one person wrote.

“My new kink is Jen dragging Rahm to hell, summoning him back to life, and dragging him back to hell again,” someone else commented.

“I just deeply DEEPLY love seeing a man unable to interject an interrupting word on a woman. 5/5,” wrote another person.

This is the kind of energy we need in 2025!

Watch the full episode below.